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Commercial Real Estate Now

Karly Iaconolinktr.ee
Welcome to Commercial Real Estate Now! Content for the commercial real estate industry by the doers - dealmakers, senior advisors, and professional landlords. Expect expert analysis on retail tenants, debt and finance, market shifts, and broader economic impacts. Commercial real estate now features core partnerships to bring you consistently insightful content monthly. Look for guest interviews, timely market updates and pressing industry news as well. Commercial Real Estate Now delivers valuable actionable content. Subscribe today and stay informed to stay ahead.
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Episodes

Rise of the Restaurant: Americans' Obsession with Eating Out

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss the growth in the restaurant industry and its impact to retail real estate. Listen is as they discuss consumer trends, how operators have become more sophisticated, tenant improvement allowances, headwinds in the space and more. Follow the timestamps bel...

Aug 01, 202434 min

Looking Ahead: Themes for the 2nd Half of 2024

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris share their post ICSC takeaways and expectations for the rest of 2024. Listen in as they discuss what potential rate cuts will mean for cap rates, active buyer pools, increased competition for space, the growth of franchising and more. Follow the timestamps belo...

Jun 27, 202430 min

Threats to Retail Real Estate and the Importance of Public Policy

Join Lacy Beasley, President at Retail Strategies, and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they debate threats to retail real estate and the importance of public policy. Listen in as they discuss organized retail crime, recent public policy affecting retail real estate, the benefits of the ICSC PAC and more. Lacy also shares her insights into consulting for municipalities and revitalizing downtown areas. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: How Retail Strategies works...

Jun 13, 202434 min

Boosting Your Property Income: EV Charging, Cell Towers, & Billboards

Join Jason Goldfarb, Partner at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP , and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they discuss strategies for adding ancillary income to your retail properties. Listen in as they discuss electric vehicle charging, billboards, cell towers and more. Jason also shares insights into site selection, lease types, co-tenancy issues and more. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Types of ancillary income: 2:21 Cell phone towers: 4:06 EV charging: 9:...

May 30, 202425 min

ICSC Las Vegas 2024 Meeting Themes

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris each share three things they didn't think they would be talking about at ICSC in 2024 but will now be key meeting themes. Follow the timestamps below to skip ahead to your areas of interest. Tenants' Forward Commitments (Chris): 2:50 Price Stabilization: the Ong...

May 16, 202437 min

Retail Store Design Trends

Join Helen Herrick, Principal and Managing Director at MBH Architects, and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they discuss blending experiential and transactional retail through store design, the rise of artificial intelligence within stores and more. Listen in as Helen also shares insights into how retailers are reimagining their stores to combat retail crime. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Blending experiential and transactional retail: 1:35 Artificial intell...

May 02, 202427 min

Protecting Your Property Against Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain is a distant concern until it's not. Educate yourself now so you are prepared should this affect your property. Join Tim Duggan, Shareholder at Stark & Stark, and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they discuss the eminent domain process, public use versus public benefit, key timelines, and more. Listen in as Tim shares the critical steps owners need to take in order to properly protect their properties and be sufficiently compensated for any government takings. For convenience ple...

Apr 18, 202433 min

State of the Direct to Consumer Market

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss the state of the direct to consumer (DTC) market including funding and the flow of institutional capital, the IPO market, selling channels, the role of bricks and mortar and more. Follow the timestamps below to skip ahead to your areas of interest. DTC F...

Apr 11, 202423 min

The New Retail Thesis: Why One Multi-Family Developer is Diversifying

Join Jason Bogart, Principal at Accordia Realty Ventures, and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they unpack why Accordia has a new focus on retail development and investing. Listen in as they discuss retail's role in mixed use developments and why entertainment concepts are not always the answer. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Why Accordia is diversifying with retail: 1:48 The benefits and challenges of core vs. value-add retail: 5:24 Tenant mix and center vib...

Apr 04, 202438 min

Strategies for Expediting Retail Lease Negotiations

Join Ellen Sinreich, Principal at The Sinreich Group, and Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, as they discuss landlord strategies for expediting retail lease negotiations. Listen in as Ellen shares insights into modernizing your lease form, the importance of defining the as-is clause, licensing and franchise agreements and more. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Common themes that slow down lease negotiations: 2:39 Key provisions missing from lease LOIs: 6:20 Tenant v...

Mar 22, 202424 min

How to Increase Cash Flow at Retail Properties

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss strategies to increase your cash flow from retail investment properties. Follow the timestamps below to skip ahead to your areas of interest. Densification: 1:33 Ancillary Income: 9:41 Lease Renewals & Updates: 17:57 Financial Strategies: 27:23 Cosme...

Mar 07, 202439 min

CRE Debt Market Update Q1 2024

Join Farhan Kabani, EVP at CBRE, and Karly, SVP at CBRE, as they discuss the commercial real estate debt market, tightening loan terms, and interest rates. Listen in as Farhan shares insights into which lenders are most active, key provisions borrowers need to pay attention to and more. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Active lenders and types of deals they are bullish on: 2:03 Loan provisions borrowers should be paying close attention to: 7:06 Deposit requi...

Mar 01, 202433 min

Tax Planning: Income Tax Considerations & Opportunity Zones

Join Eddie Rivera, Partner at Sax LLP, and Karly Iacono, Senior Vice President at CBRE, as they dive into real estate tax planning considerations for 2024. Listen in as Eddie shares insights into the misconceptions of buying real estate in income tax free states, the benefits of opportunity zones, real estate ownership structures, and more. For convenience please see topics and related video time stamps below: Opportunity zones: 1:34 Ownership structures and their affect on federal tax liability...

Feb 23, 202429 min

Princeton Keynote Recap - CRE Outlook by Asset Type

Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, keynoted this year's 2024 commercial real estate market forecast event held by the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. Don't miss this condensed recap covering all major categories including: -Economy & Policy -Capital Markets -Office -Industrial -Multi Family -Retail Watch. Learn. Excel. Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Properties O (201) 712-5612 | M (201) 600-3237 karly.iacono@cbre.com | www.cbre.com Warning-IRS Circular 230 Disclo...

Feb 08, 202412 min

Lease Provisions that Impact Retail Property Values

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss various lease provisions that impact the value of retail properties. Listen in as they cover assignment clauses, indemnification language, termination options, tenant entities, reimbursement caps and more. This is practical and informative episode not to...

Feb 01, 202447 min

Maximize Your Cash Flow with Cost Segregation

Cost segregation is an overlooked tax planning tool that gives real estate investors the chance to accelerate depreciation on their investment properties. On today's episode, Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Erik Oliver, VP at Cost Segregation Authority, discuss when and how to use cost segregation to reduce tax liability in tandem with your CPA. Erik also highlights legislative changes to the US tax code that all savvy investors should be aware of. Watch. Learn. Excel. Connect with Erik! Email: e...

Jan 25, 202423 min

Boom or Bust? 2024 Market Outlook with CBRE's Spencer Levy

2023 was a challenging year for the commercial real estate industry driven by rising interest rates, falling property values and economic uncertainty. Tune into this special edition of CRE Fast Five as Spencer Levy, CBRE's Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor, shares his insights into what to expect in 2024. Could this be a generational buying opportunity? What asset classes are poised to outperform? How will economic conditions affect investment activity? Listen in as Karly and ...

Jan 04, 202456 min

Top 5 2024 Retail Real Estate Predictions

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris cover their top five retail real estate predictions for 2024. Listen in as they discuss retailer flexibility, markets in focus, capital markets activity, and more. Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Properties | Net Lease Group O (201) 712-5612...

Dec 21, 202329 min

Brixmor Property Group’s Strategy and 3Q23 Performance

Join John Hendrickson, President of the Midwest Region at Brixmor Property Group, and Karly Iacono, Senior Vice President at CBRE, as they dive into Brixmor's strategy for earnings growth and their recent S&P rating upgrade. Listen in as John discusses their cluster strategy, stance on pure play retail development, new tenants they are excited about and more. Watch. Learn. Excel. Learn more about Brixmor: https://www.brixmor.com/ Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Propertie...

Dec 14, 202320 min

Ground Up Retail Development: Raw Land to Doors Open

Join Josh Sewald, Principal at Dynamic Engineering, and Karly Iacono, Senior Vice President at CBRE, as they dive into ground up retail development. Listen in as they discuss how tenant prototypes are evolving, environmental regulation changes, which tenants are pursuing new build to suit deals, and the reality of development timelines. Watch. Learn. Excel. Connect and Learn More About Dynamic Engineering! https://www.dynamicec.com/ Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Properties...

Dec 01, 202328 min

Retail REIT M&A Activity

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss public REIT mergers and acquisitions activity and what that means for the retail industry. Public to public M&A is the dominant strategy making up 93% of transaction volume in last two years. Listen in as they discuss top transactions this year inclu...

Nov 17, 202330 min

Defeasance & Interest Rate Hedging: Benefits, Misconceptions, and more

On today's episode, Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Mark Kurowski, Director of Thirty Capital Financial, discuss the benefits and common misconceptions of defeasance and interest rate hedging. Mark also provides actionable advice for negotiating your loan documents and gives insights into how investors are monetizing their interest rate caps. Whether you are a new investor or an experienced veteran, this episode provides timely and clear advice on an otherwise complicated topic. Watch. Learn. Exc...

Nov 09, 202326 min

The Fight for Retail Space: What’s Driving the Frenzy?

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss what's driving the competition for retail space in the face of economic instability. Listen in as they debate what's truly fueling the push to increase store count and how retailers are dealing with the historically low market vacancy. Karly Iacono | Sen...

Oct 26, 202333 min

Landlord Strategies for Retail Bankruptcies

As a landlord you should always hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Today's episode contains actionable advice landlords can follow both before and during a tenant bankruptcy proceeding. Listen in as Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Scott Fleischer, Counsel at Barclay Damon, also discuss the three options retailers have when they file for bankruptcy and what each strategy means for landlords. This is an episode no savvy investor should miss. Watch. Learn. Excel. Connect with Scott! -Linke...

Oct 19, 202327 min

Breaking Down the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Movement

You've probably heard the corporate buzzword DEI many times in the last few years. Today we are sitting down with Melina Cordero, CEO and Founder of P20 and former Managing Director at CBRE, to discuss the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement. Melina breaks down the basics of the movement, talks about new initiatives we've seen post COVID, and shares small actionable changes companies can make. Watch. Learn. Excel. Connect with Melina! -Uncomfortable Questions Newsletter Sign-up: https...

Oct 05, 202328 min

Retail: Growth, Resiliency, Adaptability

Join CBRE's Head of Retail Research, Brandon Isner and CBRE SVP Karly Iacono as they debunk retail myths and showcase the strength of retail fundamentals by the numbers. Listen in as they discuss rent growth, construction trends, record low vacancies, tenant flexibility and more. Brandon and Karly also share insights into the rise of tertiary markets and how student loan repayments will affect retail sales. Check Out some of CBRE's Latest Research Reports: https://www.cbre.com/insights Karly Iac...

Sep 28, 202336 min

5 Reasons Retail is More Valuable Than You Think

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono and Chris Ressa for this special edition of What's in Store? filmed live during the ICSC PA/NJ/DE regional conference. Today's episode is a refreshing look at the top five reasons retail real estate is more valuable thank you think. Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Properties | Net Lease Group O (201) 712-5612 | M (201) 600-3237 karly.iacono@cbre.com | www.cbre.com Warning-IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: CBRE and its affi...

Sep 13, 202352 min

Ares: An Institutional View on Net Lease

Join Joel Tomlinson, Managing Director of Ares Net Lease Strategy and Karly Iacono, Senior Vice President at CBRE, as they dive into an institutional view on the net lease sector. Listen is as they discuss Ares' recent $3.8 billion dollar acquisition of Capital Automotive; how deal targets are changing given market conditions; and why net lease remains an attractive play. Watch. Learn. Excel. Learn more about Ares, a leading global alternative investment manager with over $360 billion dollars un...

Sep 07, 202324 min

Retail Real Estate's Push Towards Sports: Sporting Goods, Gyms & Entertainment

What's in Store? With Karly & Chris Join Karly Iacono, SVP at CBRE, and Chris Ressa, COO at DLC Management, for their monthly discussion of hot topics at the cross section of retail and real estate. On today's episode Karly and Chris discuss America's push towards a healthier lifestyle and the effects on retail real estate. This growing phenomenon touches many sectors in retail including sporting goods, gyms, and sports entertainment. Karly Iacono | Senior Vice President CBRE Investment Prop...

Aug 10, 202330 min

A Breath of Open Air with Adam Ifshin

Join Karly and Adam as they discuss the explosive growth of open air retail. They touch on the move to physical retail for direct to consumer tenants (DTC), the integration of medtail, and the creative entertainment concepts clamoring for space. Adam Ifshin, CEO of DLC Management, also shares his insights into how remote work and the migration to the suburbs has changed the retail landscape. Watch. Learn. Excel. Read the full A Breath of Open-Air report: https://www.dlcmgmt.com/a-breath-of-open-...

Aug 03, 202337 min
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